title: Life events: the reliability of rating changes in routine and environment.
abstract: Alterations in routine and environment can affect clinical state in patients suffering from cognitive impairment. A method for rating life events for changes in routine and environment is described and found to be highly reliable even when used by inexperienced raters after brief training.
authors.affiliation: Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, U.K.
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Orrell
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bergman
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Elton
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Bebbington
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D003704:Dementia / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D012931:Social Environment